Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-02-10
IMPROVED pAIaYlNo.
The Necessity OF Closer Sympathy ne
twcen Fnrnnera and Mannfnctnrara.


The Necc.slty Of Closer Sympathy ne.
tween Farmers and Manufacturer.
Progress among Western farmers has
fow II any more interesting features
than the Improvement manifest In the
dairy industry. Butter-making was
formerly confined to the farmers kitch-
on, whore the milk from few roaming
COWS was set in poorly-sclectcd situa'
tions In wide crooks OF shallow pans,
A dash churn served to make the but
ter; the finger was the only thormome.
ter. A wooden bowl and ladle werC
the instruments to further kill the
grain and quality Of the butter Com.
mon coarse salt was added to the much
abused article. and tho greasy rolls
were done up in nice clean cloths. Al
the store of the country merchant,
these rolls were tumbled into an indis-
criminate mass of all shades Of white
and yellow. From them they took q
long ride in wagons, cars and boats,
with the temperature at the melting
point Last but not least, the suffer
ing consumer was rcechcd, and his
tastes were so uncducated that the ar
ticlc was taken along with other ncccs.
sarios.
With combined dairying came in bet.
ter practices, Fine, uniform butter,
coming from these places in considcra
bile bulk. began to educate, not only
the taste Of consumers, but the eye and
methods Of the dairy trade. Associated
dairying has now spread to nearly al
parts of the Northwest, and market.
are furnished with great quantities oI
creamery. factory aud dairy products
Of high and uniform quality. More
and better goods are furnished the
markets than could have been pro
duced under the old system. Practica
experience, with much aid from sci
enco, has enabled associated butter and
cheese making to be carried to n high.
or degree Of perfection. Tho work
inside many Of these establishments is
carried on with system and accuracy
which. aided by marvellous improve
ments in methods of transportation,
enables them to lay down prime good,
in Now York or Boston. The patrons
who furnish the cream have only q
partial connection with tho process OF
the manufacture, and, in too many
cases, are not abreast with the times
in progressive dairying. The cattle
are not improved to produce more
milk or butter. The milk or butter
producing capacity is very often les
sened, rather than increased, by breed.
ing for looks. The average creamery
has very little influence over the breed
ing toward the dairy type.
Feeding for milk and butter is moi
attended to. rs it would IL farmers and
manufacturers were in more close SYM
pathy. The questions Of water, shelter
and pasture do not receive attention
as they would if advanced dairying wa.
Universally appreciated.
The new generation Of Western
farmers is growing up without fully
keeping pace with the great improve.
ments in dairying. They do not APP
preciate the necessity Of painstaking
care. While there is improvement in
the butter supplied in the markets, the
farmers are comparatively slow In i'm.
proving the small part they manufact-
ure for their own tables. Improved
churns, thermometers, small lever
butter workers and refrigerators ar,
very slow in finding their way into the
farmers home. Books and newspaper
aid, but more interest should be taken
that farmers learn how to produce finer
milk and cream, and to make gilt
edged butter for Use in their own fami
lies. Prairie Farmer